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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O'Carroll

Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe

The US president, Donald Trump, delivering his plans for tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on 2 April 2025
The US president, Donald Trump, first delivered his plans for tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on 2 April 2025. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

Donald Trump threatened to impose 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe during talks in Washington this week, it has emerged.

Such tariffs would hit everything from Belgian chocolate to Kerrygold butter from Ireland and olive oil from Italy, Spain and France, all big sellers in the US.

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